An all-county boys lacrosse match went to Guerin Catholic on Friday night, as the Golden Eagles beat Noblesville 18-4 at the Eagles Nest.
Guerin Catholic led 5-0 after the first quarter, with senior Luke Abell scoring two of those goals. Raphael Rainey, Nathan Zurawski and Andrew Jachimowicz each scored one. The Millers got on the board less than a minute into the second period after senior Skyler Tolliver found the back of the net.
The Golden Eagles answered that at the 10:03 mark of the period when junior Luke Truffer scored. Both Truffer and Abell put in two goals in the second quarter, and Guerin led 9-3 at halftime. Tolliver added a second goal late in the period, and Tyler Roberts also scored.
The Golden Eagles scored four goals in the third, two of them coming from Rainey. Guerin Catholic led 13-3 after three periods, including a last-second goal – there was 1.4 seconds left on the clock – from Jachimowicz.
“I’m very proud of how the boys played tonight,” said Golden Eagles coach Charlie Barry. “It was a good bounce-back game. We had a difficult game on Wednesday. This easily could’ve been a trap game, coming in with a Noblesville team that’s very hungry, very young but very hungry. If we hadn’t played aggressive, we hadn’t played hard, it could’ve gone the other way really easily.”
In the fourth quarter, GC added five more goals, with Truffer and Rainey both scoring twice. Jacob Purvis added one more goal for Noblesville.
“We knew that our schedule is always going to be one of the toughest in the entire state,” said Millers coach Mark Milam. “You had these games, and what you do is you got to learn from them. Whether it’s film or whether it’s guys gut-checking each other or holding each other accountable, you just learn what you can.”
Guerin Catholic is 2-1 and next plays on Wednesday at Zionsville. Noblesville is 1-3 and hosts Park Tudor on Monday.
MILLERS GIRLS BEAT HSE
The Noblesville girls lacrosse team also played an all-county game Friday, at Hamilton Southeastern. The Millers won 15-6.
Sidney Klinger led Noblesville with five goals and two assists, giving her seven total points for the third consecutive game. Klinger now has 11 goals and 11 assists for the season.
Chloe Barnett added another three goals for her third consecutive hat trick. Emma Potter had three ground balls and three draw controls; she is now the career high school record holder in both categories. Maddie Christie had two goals, forced three turnovers and picked up three draw controls, while Maddie Reel made 10 saves in addition to two ground balls and an interception.
The Millers are 3-0 and host Guerin Catholic on Tuesday.
Chloe Szot scored three goals for the Royals, with Ava Brucik, Caitlin Carter and Ashley Springer each scoring one.
Southeastern dropped to 2-1 for the season. In their first game on March 9, the Royals beat Cathedral 14-7, with Szot scoring five goals and making three assists, and Olivia Schenck putting in four goals. On March 11, Southeastern beat Westfield 13-3. Szot scored five goals and dished out four assists, while Schenck added four goals. The Royals play at Guerin Catholic on Thursday.
Lauren Dean, Devyn Fortune and Claire Ireland each had one goal for the Shamrocks. Westfield is 2-2 for the season, starting with a 14-2 win over Avon March 5. Ireland and Charley Kocsis both had three goals in that game, with Ireland and Fortune both handing out three assists. This past week, the Shamrocks fell to Brebeuf Jesuit 8-7 on Tuesday, then beat Lawrence North 16-0 on Thursday. Westfield is back in action Tuesday when it hosts Heritage Christian.